But an interested buyer has come forward. Parma resident Steve Bayt wants to buy the theater in an attempt to save the 78-year-old building. He wants to keep the theater as is, but renovate it to house Parma stray cats.

"I love cats," he said. "And Parma clearly has a stray cat problem."

Bayt said he is offering Barr $1 plus payments of 49 percent off all profits, payable to Barr for the rest of his natural life.

"I have been trying to have Nicole Curtis have Season 6 of 'Rehab Addict' be 'Rehabbing Parma Theater," Bayt said. "Having no visible success in the last month with Nicole, I would like to acquire the theater and pitch the idea of getting the community to help me rehab it as part of my own reality TV series."

He said if his TV show is successful, Barr will make a profit as long as the show continues. But Bayt hasn't signed any television contracts yet, and if his idea isn't picked up for a show, Barr will only get $1.

"That's a risk we'll have to take," Bayt said.

As of Tuesday, he said he has not heard from Barr.

Bayt also asked city officials to dismiss the lawsuit against Barr and give him a year to fix up the property.